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Collection Content

The information found in each record varies by year. The cemetery and military records have extensive damage and may be difficult to read.

Civil Registration

Civil registration includes birth, marriage, and death records.

Birth Record

Birth records are on pre-printed forms and generally include the following information:

Child's name and gender

Place and date of birth

Parents’ names

Parents' country of birth (if not more specific)

Marriage Record

Marriage records are handwritten and may include the following:

Names and ages of groom and bride

Date and place of marriage

Birthplaces of groom and bride

Marital status of groom and bride

Names and ages of groom’s parents

Names and ages of bride’s parents

Who performed the marriage

Names of witnesses

Death Record

Earlier Death records are handwritten and later death records are on pre-printed forms and usually include:

Deceased's name, and age (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name)

Date and place of death

Date and place of birth

Marital status/spouse's name

Names of parents

Birthplaces of parents

Name of informant

Burial date and place

Military Records

This record set may contain draft registrations, deployments, and pensions.

Draft registrations generally include:

Name and age of draftee

Birth date and place

Closest relation and residence

Date and place of registration

Deployments usually include:

Name of soldier

Regiment/battalion

Deployment date

Commanding officer’s name

Specific duties

Military pensions were typically awarded to the spouse and/or children of a fallen soldier. Pension records generally include:

Name of person filing for pension (applicant)

Date and Place of application

Name of deceased soldier

Applicant’s relationship to soldier

Date and place ace of marriage to soldier

Date and place of soldier’s death

Date and place of applicant’s birth

Applicant’s current residence

Number of soldier’s children still living at home

Names and ages of those children

Date and place of those children’s births

How Do I Search the Collection?

Some record sets have indexes; these indexes were created at the end of the year. Copy errors could have been made in the index, so you want to find the actual record to verify the information is correct. Using the index is a helpful way to find the actual record.

See the sections below for tips and uses for searching and finding the record of your ancestor in this collection and using the information in the record.

If you are unable to find a record for your ancestor in this collection, see the corresponding section below.

Search the Collection

View Images in the Collection by visiting the Browser Page: To browse the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the Municipio (City or Municipality) category ⇒ Select the “Parroquia” (Parish) category ⇒ Select the Tipo de registro y años (Record Type and Years) category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

When searching: As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

What Do I Do Next?

Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information.

Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names.

Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.

The name of a marriage officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the province. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other provinces.

Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.

Use the marital status (whether a divorce or death dissolved a marriage) to identify previous marriages.

Witnesses often were relatives of the parents.

I Found Who I was Looking for, Now What?

When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.

For death records, the information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant.

Regarding marriage and death records, name changes, shortened names, or nicknames may have been used by your ancestors, so pay attention to other relationships (parents, spouse, siblings, children, etc.) that can confirm whether you have the right person/record.

Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.

Continue to search the indexes and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same area or a nearby area.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, Now What?

A boundary change could have occurred and the record of your ancestor is now in a neighboring province. These provinces neighbor Toledo:

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